Abuddha: 12 definitions
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Abuddha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Abuddha (अबुद्ध) refers to “someone who is not adept”, according to the Tattvaratnāvalī (“a jewel garland of true reality”)—the title of one of the 26 texts revolving around the theme of amanasikāra (“non-conceptual realization”) ascribed to Maitrīpa (c. 986–1063)—an influential late Indian Buddhist master who helped bring Mahāsiddha-style Mahāmudrā teachings into a monastic Mahāyāna scholastic setting.—Accordingly, [while describing the philosophy of the Mahāyāna and its division of Pāramitānaya according to Yogācāra and its doctrine of Nirākāravāda]: “The meditation of the Nirākāravādins is to actualize wisdom directly, without appearances—which is non-dual inconceivable bliss free from mental fabrication. This is as [stated] in the following: ‘Its (i.e., mind’s) nature is taken to be clear: Without [mental] forms, and spotless; and it can, in fact, never be realized by one who is not adept (abuddha). When one sets something in front of oneself as an object of reference—Even with the thought that it is mind-only—One is not really abiding in [the realization of mind-]only. But when wisdom does not apprehend any object of reference, then it is established in mind-only; for in the absence of a perceived object there is no apprehending [on the part of a perceiving subject either]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
abuddha (अबुद्ध).—a S Unknown, not understood.
abuddha (अबुद्ध).—a Unknown, unintelligent, foolish, dull. abuddhi, abudha a Foolish, unwise.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Abuddha (अबुद्ध).—a. Foolish, unwise; अपवादमात्रमबुद्धानाम् (apavādamātramabuddhānām) Sān. S.
-ddhaḥ The individual soul (jīvātmā); अथ बुद्धमथाबुद्धमिमं गुणनिधिं शृणु (atha buddhamathābuddhamimaṃ guṇanidhiṃ śṛṇu) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.38.
-ddham 1 Inanimate, lifeless matter (jaḍa); बुद्धयमानं महाप्राज्ञमबुद्धपरिवर्जनात् (buddhayamānaṃ mahāprājñamabuddhaparivarjanāt) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.35.31.
2) Ignorance (ajñāna); एवमप्रतिबुद्धत्वादबुद्धमनु- वर्तते (evamapratibuddhatvādabuddhamanu- vartate) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.33.1. ind. Inadvertantly; न बुद्धिपूर्वं नाबुद्धं स्मरामीह कदाचन (na buddhipūrvaṃ nābuddhaṃ smarāmīha kadācana) Rām.2.22.8.
1) Abuddha (अबुद्ध):—[=a-buddha] mfn. unwise, foolish
2) [v.s. ...] not seen or noticed, [???; Rāmāyaṇa]
Abuddha (अबुद्ध):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-ddhaḥ-ddhā-ddham) Not wise, ignorant, foolish; e. g. in the Sāṅkhya Sūtra: apavādamātramabuddhānām. E. a neg. and buddha.
Abuddha (अबुद्ध):—(3. a + buddha) adj. thöricht [Mahābhārata 12, 11263. 11317. 11326.] Davon nom. abstr. tva [11299.]
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Abuddha (अबुद्ध):—dumm, einfältig [Kapila 1, 45.]
Abuddha (अबुद्ध):—Adj. dumm , thöricht. Davon Nom.abstr. tva n.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Abuddha (अबुद्ध) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Abudha.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Nepali dictionary
Abuddha (अबुद्ध):—adj. foolish; unwise;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
abuddha (အဗုဒ္ဓ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[na+buddha]
[န+ဗုဒ္ဓ]
[Pali to Burmese]
abuddha—
(Burmese text): မဂ်ဉာဏ်,သဗ္ဗညုတဉာဏ်မရှိသော၊ ဘုရားမဟုတ်သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): Wisdom, a being without omniscience, not a god.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): A, Buddha, Na.
Starts with (+0): Abuddhabhava, Abuddhabhavapatti, Abuddhagunavisesanana, Abuddhanaman, Abuddhapatikuttha, Abuddhasasana, Abuddhatva, Abuddhavacana, Abuddhaveneyya, Abuddhaveneyyata.
Full-text (+3203): Buddha, Abuddhatva, Akshobhya, Tathagata, Bodhisattva, Pratyeka Buddha, Akashapratishthita, Sarvadarshin, Sugata, Abuddhagunavisesanana, Mahabodhi, Abudha, Sambuddha, Merukalpa, Khasama, Simhaghosha, Vishvabhu, Brahmadhvaja, Vishvabodha, Kanakamuni.
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Mahabharata (English Summary) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCCIX - Vasishtha's Discourse on Buddhas and Abuddha: High Knowledge of Brahma < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Study of Ashtmangal Ghrutam for mandabuddhitwa in mentally retarded kids. < [2018: Volume 7, October issue 17]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Critical review on Mandabuddhitva in children and role of Samvardhana Ghrita... < [Vol. 4 No. 06 (2019)]
Role of Meditation in Mind Illness - A Conceptual Study < [Vol. 5 No. 04 (2020)]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Part 15 - Fifteen states formed by Jāgrat, Svapna, Suṣupti and Turīya < [Philosophy of Kashmir Tantric System]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 227 < [Volume 3 (1906)]